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	Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Early East Slavs constituted the bulk of the population in Western Russia from the 7th century onwards and slowly assimilated the native Finno-Ugric tribes, such as the Merya, the Muromians and the Meshchera.
		Russia saw its comparatively developed centrally planned economy contract severely for five years, as the executive and the legislature dithered over the implementation of reforms and Russia's aging industrial base faced a serious decline.
		Population is densest in the European part of Russia, in the Ural Mountains area, and in the south-western parts of Siberia; the south-eastern part of Siberia that meets the Pacific Ocean, known as the Russian Far East, is sparsely populated, with its southern part being densest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russia (6115 words)

	Extreme Tourism In Russia - Pravda.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Russia mourns victims of three tragedies in which 176 were killed
		This kind of tourism is often attributed to "intelligentsia" because it is widely practiced by scientists, engineers and medical doctors.
		According to president of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry (RUT) Sergei Shpilko, "resorts in the Karachai-Circassian republic and the Kabardin-Balkar republic in the south of Russia are growing intensively." In recent years, rich Russians have switched their preferences from ski resorts in the Alps and the Pyrenees to domestic resorts.
	english.pravda.ru /main/18/90/360/10867_tourism.html (1293 words)

	Tourism in Russia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act....
		Kirov () is a city in eastern european russia, on the vyatka river, capital of kirov oblast....
		Tourism in australia is a very large sector of the economy....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tourism_in_russia.htm (1662 words)

	Tourism in Russia - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tourism in Russia Russia is not the typical country for westerners to go to during their vacations though it has m...">
		Russia is famous for vodka and for various foods, including caviar, borscht, shashlik and potato pancakes (although this is actually a Jewish dish not only found in Russia).
		Also, with the recent terrorist actions being associated with the darker-skinned Caucasian population, official police racism against all dark skin people is rife.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /t/to/tourism_in_russia.html (419 words)

	Russia information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The northern part of Russia together with Novgorod retained some degree of autonomy during the time of the Mongol yoke and was largely spared the atrocities that affected the rest of the country.
		Russia saw its comparatively developed centrally planned economy contract severely for five years, as the executive and the legislature dithered over the implementation of reforms and Russia's aging industrial base faced a serious decline.
		Population is densest in the European part of Russia, in the Ural Mountains area, and in the south-western parts of Siberia; the south-eastern part of Siberia that meets the Pacific Ocean, known as the Russian Far East, is sparsely populated, with its southern part being densest.
	webshots.search.com /reference/Russia (6037 words)

	Tourism in Russia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Russia is not only cold: The coasts of Black Sea and Caspian Sea offer a climate like the Mediterranean Sea.
		The Crimea is also a favourite vacation resort; even though this autonomous region is in Ukraine, many people associate it with Russia because of its long historical connection to Russia.
		Russia is famous for vodka and for various foods, including caviar, borscht, shashlik and potato pancakes (although this is actually a Jewish dish not only found in Russia).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tourism_in_Russia (471 words)

	Articles on Eco-Tourism in Russia's National Parks from the For Discussion section of RCN#17 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We recognize that there are many challenges ahead for the Zapovednik system, in light of the economic and political changes that are now occurring in Russia, and our strategy is to help the preserves to survive without altering their basic mission and unique status in the global environmental scheme.
		Russia is a country with vast natural resources and many opportunities for tourist activities that would not involve the loss of the Zapovednik system as a cost.
		Furthermore, I propose that their world wide value can be demonstrated by building effective collaborations with western scientists, leading to the genera tion of funding toward the support of their mission and the achievement of a greater public awareness of what the Zapovednik system has to offer the world.
	www.russianconservation.org /articles/ecotour.html (1581 words)

	WTTC Predicts Tourism Boom in Russia - Kommersant Moscow
		The shift from industry standards to the global economic evaluation led the WTTC to the conclusion that tourism in Russia is underestimated.
		The Russian tourism industry will grow 6.4 percent in the next ten years to account for 9.1 percent in the national GDP by 2016, compared to 3.1 percent in the EU, the report reads.
		President of the Russian Tourism Union Sergey Shpilko, lambasted the report lamenting that inbound tourism in Russia fell 16 percent in 2005, according to official data, while the growth in outbound tourism slowed down to 3.5 percent.
	www.kommersant.com /p659580/r_500/WTTC_Predicts_Tourism_Boom_in_Russia (505 words)

	Tourism in Russia - JRL 7-17-03
		Russia has an image as a land of forests, bears, matryoshka dolls, vodka and caviar.
		Built in 1714, its Transfiguration Church of twenty two cupolas is the best-known of all wooden churches extant in Russia.
		The Intercession Church of 1764, with its nine cupolas, and a belltower with a graceful hipped roof, of 1874, stand close to it to merge in an ensemble of unforgettable harmony.
	www.cdi.org /russia/Johnson/7252-8.cfm (1175 words)

	TMI Russian Outbound Tourism market Intelligence Report
		Russia's emerging middle-class is driving annual growth rates of more than 7% in outbound travel, according to a new Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) report entitled “Total Tourism Russia”.
		Russia may let the ruble trade freely in three to five years, ending the Central Bank's policy of buying and selling rubles to determine the exchange rate.
		Russia's economy grew 5.9 percent, year-on-year, in August while gross domestic product rose 5.8 percent in the first eight months of the year compared to a year earlier, the Economy Development and Trade Ministry announced.
	www.world-tourism.org /members/affiliate/eng/m_to_m/november27/TMI_1.htm (1736 words)

	Asia Tour Package
		Russia has for many years been a land of mystery and intrigue to Westerners.
		Russia is the largest country on earth, with enormous tracts of land that have been opened to travellers only in the last few years.
		Russia has a formidable pool of recreational resources, including natural landscapes of endless variety and inimitable beauty, monuments of history and cultural heritage, unique engineering structures, and unmatched cities, towns and smaller communities.
	www.myvisualtravel.com /tours/search_destination_map.asp?Country=Russia&Region=East (788 words)

	Russian Civil Aviation
		A decade ago there were only three state-owned companies engaged in international tourism in Russia; some 10,000 private firms are now in business, and many offer tours to Southeast Asia.
		Russia's cultural and historical destinations may turn the travel sector into top foreign-exchange earner, but experts warn that the country's tourist industry could turn out to be unable to sustain inbound tourism.
		Unfortunately, Russia's tourist market remains largely disorganized, said Yelena Drapeko, deputy head of the Culture and Tourism Committee of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian parliament.
	www.cdi.org /russia/Johnson/5595-12.cfm (897 words)

	Tourism and Rest in Russia
		From the beginning of Alexander II reign, it became much easier to go abroad, and resort tourism ceased to be the privilege of aristocracy.
		After 1917 tourism and excursion activity in the country developed, but its submission to the purposes and problems of the state became a characteristic feature of Russian tourism.
		Influence of tourism on people, economics and environment has got such scale that it is possible to speak about tourist revolution.
	russia.rin.ru /cgi-bin/guide_e.pl?id_cat=6 (730 words)

	The St. Petersburg Times - Business - Cabinet Says Yes to Long-Term Tourist Plan
		MOSCOW - The cabinet has approved a three-year concept for tourism development aimed at boosting the number of foreign visitors, partly by easing the visa process and halting the loathsome practice of seizing undeclared foreign currency at customs upon leaving the country.
		Russia spent only $140,000 last year on promoting tourism, while other countries spend upward of $40 million, Interfax reported Kasyanov as saying.
		Russia is now the 13th most popular tourist destination in Europe, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry said.
	www.sptimesrussia.com /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=6950 (570 words)

	STIC Travels & Aeroflot Promotes Russia
		By introducing tour packages to Russia, Stic in collaboration with Aeroflot aims to provide the Indian tourist a great opportunity to explore a country which reflects a perfect blend of rich historical heritage, natural beauty and modern cities that makes one desire for more.
		Stic's Russia Packages are a perfect combination of competitive prices in all categories of hotels combined with good deals on the air fares courtesy Aeroflot.
		Having around seven and a half million tourist visiting Russia last year, tourism in Russia has picked up three folds as compared to last 10 years.
	www.stictravel.com /company/stic_aeroflot_russia.asp (151 words)

	SPACE.com -- Russian Space Agency Plans More Cosmic Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Yuri Koptev, general director of Rosaviakosmos, said Russia would send two Soyuz ``taxi'' ships to the International Space Station (ISS) next year and ``one or two seats will be sold to non-professional cosmonauts,'' Itar-Tass news agency reported.
		Earlier this year, U.S. millionaire Dennis Tito paid Russia a reported $20 million for an eight-day trip of a lifetime to the ISS to become the first paying cosmic tourist.
		Tass also quoted Koptev as saying Russia might increase its participation in construction and activity aboard the ISS, and that Rosaviakosmos was preparing a list of proposals to be considered at a meeting of the main space agencies of the ISS participating countries in October.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/missions/shuttleworth_russia_010810.html (590 words)

	Medical Tourism
		The Indian Association of Tour Operators has warned the government that medical tourism that is now growing at the rate of 30 per cent and slated to emerge as a $2 million industry in the next four to five years, will be severely affected if it encouraged quota system in medical institutes.
		In a statement, he said medical tourism had brought around 1.5 lakh patients from different parts of the world in 2005 making India one of the more sought after global destinations in intensive health care.
		Medical tourism in India: A good article, must read for people interested in the medical tourism industry especially the medical tourism sector in India.
	www.medicaltourism.ca /medicaltourismblogs (1985 words)

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		Business tourism, which kicked off in the 1990s, when foreign firms and joint ventures started up in Russia, is capital intensive but also highly profitable.
		In brief, Russia is aware of the benefits of business tourism, namely, that it stimulates economic growth and that major international conferences are good for the country’s image and bring in investment.
		Internal business tourism is also growing, with some estimates putting the proportion of business tourism at as high as half of the total travel volume in the country.
	www.financialexpress.com /print.php?content_id=95957 (725 words)

	Ecotours in Russia \| Sustainable tourism in Russia \| fishing \| expeditions
		She was the first student in Russia to complete her diploma work in Ecotourism.
		She is also fond of travelling and has travelled through Russia, Argentine, Brazil, Thailand and Indonesia.
		Lena is the greatest profi in tourism and eco-tourism, though she didn't get special travel education.
	www.ecotravel.ru /eng/command (398 words)

	Russia Blog
		Russia is truly a country of contradictions; some people can’t wait to be taken upstairs in their armored vehicle in a golden elevator, while others are happy with their $200 a month salary to support their entire family, or a $50 pension, to live a happy elderly life.
		Philanthropy in Russia is almost non-existent, there are millions of homeless children, the war in Chechnya has no end, but 5% of the country’s population is drowning in luxuries.
		Russia is not dangerous for most people and is not totalitarian, and one can make very good profit and conduct a successful short-term(!) business in this country, IF he has a clear understanding of what is around him, and as along as he has a Russian he can trust.
	www.russiablog.org /2005/10 (6563 words)

	Tourism minister launches Greek Week in Russia
		Tourism Minister Fani Palli-Petralia has launched a Greek Week in St Petersburg as part of a tourism publicity drive in Russia for Greek products.
		"Greek tourism is rising and has forged a dynamic path that will lead the country into the constellation of advanced countries," she forecast.
		According to Petralia, Russia this year is the source country for tourists to Greece that has shown the greatest percentage increase at about 50 percent.
	www.greekembassy.org /embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=1&folder=221&article=18716 (393 words)

	The St. Petersburg Times - Top Stories - Tourism Budget Hits Low
		Just a year after St. Petersburg made international headlines as it celebrated its 300th anniversary, the city's budget for tourism industry development is on the verge of being completely eliminated in 2005.
		Viktor Pakhomkov, deputy head of the city government's tourism committee, said the tourism development program is already drastically underfunded this year and could be wiped entirely in next year.
		Irina Tyurina, spokeswoman for RST in Moscow, said Russia's tourism industry has already lost $400 million from the decline in inbound tourism.
	www.sptimes.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=1623 (821 words)

	Tourism - Economy - Russia - Europe
		For most of the Communist era the Soviet government was suspicious of foreign tourism, especially travel from the USSR to the capitalist countries of the West.
		However, the government encouraged foreign tourists to visit the USSR because tourism in Russia provided a significant source of foreign exchange and could sometimes serve political aims.
		Although significant, this flow of tourists and tourism revenue was far smaller than comparable flows to the United States and the major Western European countries.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/russia/economy/tourism.htm (327 words)

	Russia Blog
		Russia Blog contributor Vladimir Kuznetsov, director of equity finance at the Finam Investment Company in Moscow, sends us his comments on the news that the Russian government is proposing special economic zones for stimulating growth in the regions.
		A recent experience Russia Blog had with a local media outlet over a movie screening we organized highlighted for us how Russia and coverage of Russian news is often overshadowed or outright hijacked by various public personalities and media for their own agenda.
		Not all of Russia's newfound prosperity is concentrated in Moscow and St.
	www.russiablog.org (6715 words)

	Russian Federation: More Children Lured Into Sex Trade, Growing Global Threat
		Russia is one of the newest destinations for child sex tourism, says a recent United Nations report.
		In Russia, the pervasiveness of child exploitation is no longer a marginal problem, but “one that is becoming institutionalized and operating as an established system,” cites the UN-agency published,
		in not implemented in Russia, it is active in a few countries in Latin America and Southeast Asia as well as the United States.
	www.worldvision.org /get_involved.nsf/child/globalissues_stp_russia (681 words)

	The St. Petersburg Times - News - Visa Requirement for Sea Visitors Dropped
		The national tourism industry has succeeded in convincing the State Duma to drop an amendment that would have forced cruise-ship passengers to obtain a visa or stay onboard during visits to Russia, the Russian Union of Tourism Industry, or RST, said Thursday.
		Lawmakers agreed not to proceed with the amendment after a meeting in December between Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, head of the federal tourism agency, Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov and Vladimir Pligin, head of the parliamentary committee for constitutional legislation.
		The most recent development in the cruise shipping tourism industry to St. Petersburg was announced this week as Estonian-based ferry operator Tallink decided to move Fantaasia, the ferry that until December operated between St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Tallinn, to the Mediterranean market, Delovoi Peterburg reported Tuesday.
	www.sptimes.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=2840 (817 words)

	Travel And Tourism in Russia
		The incoming tourist market in Russia was stagnant in 2005 mainly because of a lack of a network of high-quality and middle-class hotels, as well as of other key infrastructures, in the country.
		However, Russia is considered able to generate substantial income from tourism in the long term, provided that the problems concerning the lack of the necessary infrastructures will be resolved.
		A catalyst is needed to encourage the cooperation between the tourism industry players and the Russian government in order to create the conditions necessary to realise the industry’s promise.
	www.euromonitor.com /gmidv1/css/Travel_and_Tourism_in_Russia (1030 words)

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